super bowl champs. we are live in baltimore for the victory parade. a legal question for the digital age. should police be able to track you using your cell phone without a warrant? yoga for your face? is this the way to get rid of wrinkles without botox? good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. strike up the band for the super bowl champs. tens of thousands played hook write today to flood the streets of baltimore. >> through the charm city. it was a chance for the team to thank fans and for fans to thank the team for bringing home the championship. >> news4's chris gordon joins us now lye from baltimore with more on the charm offensive. >> reporter: it is said that baltimore is a blue-collar town with a chip on its shoulder. but today was filled with respect for the ravens and the city that they serve and love

and the fans here and it all began this super bowl victory celebration. it began at city hall with the team's arrival and the super bowl trophy showing it to their fans, sharing it for the first time. and then the parade. there was a marching band, the cheerleaders, ravens, on floats, and in military vehicles. waving to the crowds that line the streets right to the center of the city and as they made their way to mnt bank stadium. back home, to their home turf, for their final appearance of the season, and it really paid off. we asked some of the fans given the events of the day, what would they tell a friend? what was the best thing? >> it was fantastic. there were so many people. i have never seen so many people in one place.

>> it was so loud. the energy was crazy. >> amount of noise that everybody was making was just insane. >> like one person would start saying something and everybody else would join in. it was so cool. amazing. >> reporter: thank you, all. it was a celebration and a retirement party for ray lewis. the linebacker. who was here leading the team 17 years for two super bowls. now that he will retire they want to say thank you for the loyalty. it is so rare that one player stays in one city in the nfl these days. we will have more on that coming up as we throughout the newscast tonight, here in baltimore celebrate the ravens victory. back to you in the studio. >> chris gordon, thank you. unfortunately things turned violent after the parade. just a short time ago. baltimore city police tell us three people were hurt. one critically in a stabbing that occurred nine blocks from

m&t bank stadium. as everybody was leaving the celebration. police say that stabbing happened during some sort of altercation but it is unclear if it was related to the celebration. officers say that the critically injured, one is a juvenile and no word on the ages of the other two victims or how badly they were hurt. pat? >> outside experts are being brought in to try on figure out why the lights went out during the super bowl. the outage caused a 34-minute delay during sunday's game at the superdome in new orleans. we have also learned there was concern the lebal system months before the big game. according to documents officially raised those concerns in october. more than 600,000 worth of upgrades were made to the facility in december. taking a live look outside now. we could see a storm before the end of this week. will we get rain or see snow? storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson has your first forecast. >> hey there, guys. we are going to be going through a fairly quiet period.

until then the end of the week. next big storm. looks like mainly rain. but at the beginning of that system, areas north and west could get just a little icy where temperatures will be low enough. for us this evening, just some chilly clouds. those clouds parting and we have a better day coming our way tomorrow. check out the temperatures right now. not too cold but on the cool side to our north. frederick, maryland, gaithersburg, only at 37 degrees. then you get down around fredericksburg, whole 13 degrees higher. and fredericksburg, virginia, stafford, spotsylvania, so big range in temperatures throughout the area. you can see those clouds out there right now. in fact, storm team 4 radar, few flurries just east of frederick, maryland. around mt. erie. that headed to the east. series of systems comg through. it is not until the end of the week where we see a bigger system form around the area. good night forecast, clearing skies as we drop to 37 degrees. by 11:00 p.m., a lot more coming

up on our weather for the week in just a couple of minutes. >> neighbor shot this video as flames shot up into the air. engulfing a row house in southeast washington this morning. later, rescuers went inside and found the bodies of two adults. it happened in the 1700 block of r street. news4 learned the building was boarded up before the fire. and two victims appeared to have been squatters. the blaze went to two alarms before crew could put it out. the two adjacent buildings were also damaged. news4's pat collins talked to one neighbor that said she complained to the city about that property. he will have a live report on "news4 at 5:00." stage is set today for another budget battle between the white house and congress. if nothing changes, deep spending cuts will go into effect in about three weeks. that's the so-called sequester. today president obama acknowledged it is unlikely a budget deal will be reached by the march 1 deadline. he urged congress to pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms to delay the

sequester in a budget can replace it. >> the threat of massive automatic cuts have already started to affect businesses decisions. deep, indiscriminate cuts to things like education, training, energy, national security will cost our jobs. >> the president's budge set late again. democrats haven't done a budge net nearly four years. and none of them have aa plan to replace the sequester. the sooner we solve our spending problems, the sooner our jobs problem will go away as well. >> president obama says the proposals he offered boehner late last year during the talks over the fiscal cliff are still on the table now. it was hot topic during presidential campaign. but a hot potato for some lawmakers. now immigration reform is taking center stage. steve handelsman joins from us capitol hill where the results of the november election left some republicans more open to overhauling the laws. >> reporter: maybe a lot more

open. republicans up here on capitol hill in great numbers. especially there house. where opposition was strong. a rethinking their opposition now. to the so-called path to citizenship for people in our country illegally. after the issue so hurt republicans in the fall and helped democrats. president obama pushing for immigration reform this year. met with activists who said he agreed with them about what critics call amnesty. >> for the undocumented community. >> reporter: roughly 10 million to 12 million people illegally in the u.s. many accept pay below the legal minimum. afl-cio unions are onboard to end that. >> and prevent what's wrong from driving down the wages of everybody else. >> reporter: and analysts say under president obama, the u.s./mexican boarder is more secure. the net number of migrants, not

increasing. activists demand reform now. >> not contingent at all on enforcement, whether it is border security or any other types of enforcement. >> reporter: at the first house hearing on the obama initiative -- >> the question is what to do about the 10 million or more people not lawfully here. >> reporter: -- republicans remain wary. >> what we cannot become is nation with laws enforced selectively or not at all. >> reporter: house speaker boehner is no rush but sounds open to action. >> this is not trying to get it right. on behalf of the american people, and those who are suffering under an immigration system that doesn't work very well for anybody. >> reporter: the issue hurt republicans in november. latinos turning out to vote democratic. backers of citizenship for illegal immigrants figure now might be their best chance ever to change the system. i'm steve handelsman, news4. the stand-off is over. but a 5-year-old boy could be

scarred for life. we are learning more today about the time he spent as a hostage in the underground bunker and what prompted authorities finally move in. time is money. find out how many dollars we are wasting every year by sitting in traffic. behind these doors, that's where it all goes down. i'm angie goff. we are going to take behind the scenes for a sneak peek at

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expect, as we all can, it will be packed with cars for the afternoon rush. traffic on the 14th street bridge is one of the many reasons d.c. traffic has been ranked the worst in the nation. the ranking is listed in a new report by texas a&m's transportation institute. that puts d.c. traffic ahead of traffic in l.a., is an plan, and new york. according to the report, drivers here waste 67 hours and spend close to $1400 a year sitting in traffic. coming up at 5:00 we will hear from local transportation officials about why it is so bad and what they are doing to fix it. this is the ski accident that sidelining olympic gold medalist lindsey vonn for the rest of the season. she tore would ligaments in her right knee and track toured part of her lower leg at the alpine world championships in austria. a helicopter rushed her to the hospital. there were visibility concerns earlier today but ski officials say that conditions were fine by the time vonn hit the slopes. she is expected to recover in time for the 2014 olympics in

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this just in to the news4 live desk. we are getting a word a juvenile passed away nine blocks from ravens stadium from m&t bank stadium. we do not know the victim's name. we don't know whether it was he or she. the victim, we do know, was stabbed. a juvenile was stabbed and killed nine blocks from m&t bank stadium. this just in to our newsroom. it is unclear if it is related to today's championship parade. we will stay on top of all details and bring them to you when they come into our newsroom. we are getting our first look this afternoon at dangerous explosion at gas plan in texas. the explosion happened earlier today. at the plant in the oun ofwhelm don, few hours north of houston, the local fire marshal says would tanks exploded. at least one man was burned and taken to the hospital. we do not know his condition right now.

the fire is out at this time. month other details are available. we will stay on top of this story as well. at the live desk, keith russell, news4. why you should never underestimate the judge's power. and how it could pay off to make sure your children are on their best behavior. >> joining us now with the stories that have people talking today is cruise from hot 99.5. a practice woman facing drug charges found herself in even more trouble after she was rude, very rude, with the judge. we are not talking put a ring on it. >> no. this is the video that has been floating around. it was a relatively minor drug charge that she was in the court for. she got a little lippy the judge. he increased the bail and that's when things escalated and went downhill. she ended up flipping the bird to the judge which didn't make him happy at all. and now she will be behind bars the next 30 days. >> tsk-tsk. >> bad decision. don't do that if you find yourself in front of a judge. just be polite maybe. usually you need a coupon to

get that discount at a restaurant but one restaurant actually is offering discounts for good behavior. >> we don't know where this is. we don't know what restaurant this is. it was receipt posted on red at the website earlier today. it basically said there was a $4 discount for well didn't behaved children. immediately the comments, there it is there, comments that you -- people have been posting are like this is a great idea. you know. parents who have children taking them out to dinner. not always the easiest thing. maybe you have been at restaurants before, where you heard children or screaming children, crying children. i know my sister has 9-month-old and taking her to a restaurant is not always easiest thing in the world. >> this sin senttive for the parents. >> instead of for the parents. i would be concerned about is what happen it is you think you have a well-behaved child and don't get the discount? i would be very upset about that. >> extra money just in case. >> probably good decision. >> what have you got coming up. >> 7:35 tonight, we will be getting you into the lady gaga ball. that's tonight on the show.

>> wow. >> if you could use extra money, 7:00, 8:00 tonight. >> you can go the any restaurant. doesn't have to be kid-is friend. >> i they can be screaming the whole time. but you will have your thousand dollars. >> all right, chris. we will be listening. word on the weather. lots of clouds today. >> yes, indeed. >> veronica. that's right. plenty of cloud today. 42 degrees, current temperature. mostly cloudy sky. and expect higher readings tomorrow. our temperatures are going to be a little warmer across the area. we have a better 24-hour period coming up as clouds start to part. look at the temperatures throughout the area now. through montgomery county and around rockville, areas there. 37 to 40 degrees right now. 43 ft. bell have, are arlington, alexandria, low 40s. 45 in manassas. then closer to the water, 30s. 37 degrees annapolis to huntington at 30 degrees. here is a look at the good night wakeup forecast.

clearing taking place for 9:00, 10:00. mercury drops to 37 degrees. your sunset today is at 5:35. sunrise tomorrow, 7:09. chilly to cold start tomorrow morning. upper 20s to low 30s across the area. again, with more sunshine expected tomorrow and that is included even early in the day. storm team 4 radar right now, let's zoom in. there have been a few flurries north of us around damascus and areas there around ellicott city. those really starting to fade. but -- over the last couple of days we have seen this fairly active pattern with these little weak clipper systems coming through. we can see one passing through us now. to our north. there is another system around michigan. all these making their way south and east very quickly. again, a bigger storm for us at the end of the week, as i alluded to a couple of minutes ago, at the beginning of the newscast. sunshine for us tomorrow. and then as we get into the day on thursday, increasing clouds.

there's the snow. starting to build in the mountains. this is late thursday night. early friday morning. around midnight, i think the press i-take will start. area of low pressure coming up through the south. hen making its way northeast ward towards new york. what we will have here is mainly rain. it could be quite a bit of rain, too. not a big deal as far as wintry-type weather for us. it could be for pittsburgh, philadelphia, new york city, and boston. a big system with lakting snow. for our area tomorrow chilly start. 26 to 32 degree was the north west wind. 5 to 10 miles per hour. better day tomorrow. again, higher temperatures, 42 to 46 degrees. coming your way tomorrow. tomorrow aok. will's your clouds on thursday. high of 43. then it is rain mostly for friday. i think our temperatures for the most part will be warming as we get into friday. but could be this very brief period where there is some slick conditions on area roads. mainly well north and west of our area. so by friday, could see, again,

by the afternoon, quite a bit of rain. maybe upwards of one, even isolated spots with two inches of rain. your weekend right now is quiet. hitting a high of about 44, 45 degrees saturday to 50 degrees on sunday. jim, pat. what do singles really want? a new study out reveals the top priorities in the dating game. cheaper than botox, they say. we will tell you how some people are fighting wrinkles with face yoga.

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the father after girl abducted from the district is speaking out now about why she's in such danger. stay with us.

welcome back to "news4 at 4:00." i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. here is what's happening at 4:30. right now it is still unclear what killed two people whose bodies were found after a row house fire here in d.c. it happened here in the 1700 block of r street southeast. authorities tell us that the victims appear to be squatters. we will have the latest the investigation. plus reaction from neighbors coming up in a live report at 5:00. house republicans held their first hearing on president obama's immigration reform initiative today. it is far too early to say if any consensus is formed. more republicans appear open to action on immigration now. the question of what to do about immigrants who arrived here illegally remains a sticking point. ravens pans are still celebrating tonight. thousands lined the streets of baltimore for the ravens victory

parade today that began at city hall and ended at m&t bank stadium. ravens beat the 49ers sunday night, 34-31, in new orleans. welcome home. >> all right. not a bad day for a parade. veronica? >> yes. a purple day there but it has been a gray day across their entire area. watch the satellite loop here as we take you back to 4:30 this morning. we had clouds and more clouds all streaming through. we got a mostly cloudy sky now with a little bit of light precipitation just up to our north. temperatures right now, high yatsvill falls church, herndon, 40 degrees. a look the the hour by hour forecast. you will see the mercury drop on down by 9:00. 39 degrees. by 10:00, 37 degrees. and notice the clearing sky. then tomorrow morning, look at that. we are going start breaking into sunshine very quickly and think early in the day, by 7:00, 8:00

a.m. mostly sunny conditions. but cold, look at the temperature at 7:00 a.m. 33 degrees. should hit 35 by 9:00 a.m. and rising to the mid 40s by mid afternoon. another look at tomorrow's forecast and tend of the week big storm coming up in a couple of minutes. >> thanks,ver only kafrmts keith russell is at the live december week breaking news from the pentagon. we learned the pentagon plans to extend certain benefits to gay and lesbian military families. it is unclear which benefits will be extended. the military is limited because of the 1996 defense of marriage act. it would be the final imprint of secretary of defense leon panetta under his tenure don't ask, don't tell was rescinded and decision to allow women to serve in combat. military is expected to announce the changes sometime later this week. he survive ad frightening ordeal but things are slowly returning to normal for the 5-year-old boy rescued yesterday

from an underground bunker in alabama. she back home this afternoon and right now is expected to return to school soon. meanwhile, plenty of questions remain about how authorities freed him from his kidnapper. as chris clackum reports, though, a few dee tails, few details, have emerged. >> reporter: from the principal at midland city elementary school in alabama, everybody is waiteding the return of 5 old kidnapped victim ethan. >> everybody knows ethan. he is a good kid. a friendly kid. our teachers are ready to wrap their arms around whim he comes back. >> reporter: ethan spent the night in the hospital monday after a traumatic rescue hours earlier from an underground bunker where he was held captive for a week. but is now said to be fine physically. >> he was running around the hospital room, putting sticky moats on everyone that was in there. eating a turkey sandwich and

watching "sponge bob." >> reporter: authorities are still tight-lipped about the operation that freed ethan and ended with the death of his kidnapper, 56-year-old jimmy lee dykes. sources tell nbc news after federal agents somehow smuggled a camera inside of the bunker and observed dykes waving a gun, they approached the bunner and set off small explosives to gain entry and disorient dykes. explosion heard by reporters nearby. another followed 32 seconds later. the boy was quickly removed but dykes laid dead. from what, authorities won't say yet. there's more outpouring today for school bus driver charles poland. >> he was a very heroic hero who saved us. >> reporter: dykes, shot and killed poland a week ago. shortly before kidnapping the 5-year-old who now celebrates not only freedom but his 6th birthday wednesday. chris clackum, news4.

dog owners rallied in annapolis today in hopes of earning more protection if their pet bites someone. right now maryland law singles out pit bull owners and makes owners libel even if the dog has never bien anyone before. demonstrators support a new measure that would hold owners equally responsible for their dog's actions. this measure would also allow the owner to prove in court that the dog is not dangerous. tonight the federal government is suing a huge financial ratings firm over its actions preceding the nation's debt crisis. standard & poors intentionally misled investors in order to make a buck. the feds say that the firm's actions contributed to the financial crisis that led to our recession. >> reporter: the 2008 foreclosure crisis affected more than the people kicked out of their homes. thousands of investors who had purchased the mortgages also lost billions.

now the federal government is suing standard & poor's, a company that rated those investments, accusing it of fraud. >> this is a long overdue accountability moment and even though it is long overdue it is very for it is finally happening. >> reporter: here is what happened. home buyers obtained mortgages that were packaged and sold into larger investments called securities. financial institutions paid standard & poor's to rate them and investors bought those securities based on s&p stamp of approval. the federal government is accusing the agency of intentionally giving risky securities high ratings to make money. >> this alleged conduct is egregious and it goes to the very heart of the recent personal crisis. >> reporter: this los angeles practical district court lawsuit alleges one s&p's employees joked about the looming crisis in an e-mail. writing subprime is boiling over. s&p's attorney denies the allegations. >> there's no proof because it isn't so. >> reporter: floyd abrams says analyst has month idea the

market would collapse as it did. >> ratings issued were believed by the people who issued them. and that's what the government has got to disprove. >> reporter: now it is up to the court to decide a case consumer advocates call one step towards justice. washington, i'm danielle leigh, nbc news. a game of tug of war ends with two teens losing their fingers. a mistake that resulted in a or pieing accident during school spirit week. the debate over whether police immediate a warrant to track your every move using your cell phone. ♪ behind the scenes at "smash." we will tell you about the washington

♪ it is going to be a big might for fans of the hit nbc show "smash." it returns tonight to kick offseason two. season two promise twists and turns and even turns a spotlight on washington. >> another big voice, jennifer hudson. >> oh, yeah. >> she is on fire. angie goff takes us behind the scenes of the show to bring us a sneak peek. ♪ >> it all starts now. >> reporter: within seconds of being on set of season would of the hit show "smash," it is clear there's nothing like.

>> it i'm astonished every time we complete an episode in time. essentially we are doing two tv shows. we are doing the drama and then we are doing the musical. >> reporter: a musical series with dramatic changes this season. characters have been cut and a host of household names added. jennifer hudson guest stars as a broadway diva who mentors katherine mcphee's character. how do you feel about joining the cast? >> it is exciting. i'm loving it. >> reporter: sean hayes also appears and super excite. >> i was promised i would be acting opposite of him in a scene. >> reporter: was that a demand our part? >> it actually was. >> reporter: more surprises, coming of a rival musical. takes on bombshell, marilyn monroe show centers around. angelica houston plays the legendary producer. >> reporter: have you the best martini throwing skills out there. so much fun to watch. and you have to cut to the chase.

your gut feeling, is it going to make it? >> bombshell has to make it. it is a great show. and if i were a real broadway producer, i would hang my hat on "bombshell." >> reporter: season two spices up the singing, dancing, love triangles and back stabbing. it works in politics. the musical that follows her life catches on some controversial issues. one of them, uncomfortably close to washington. ♪ ♪ i have my season secret service to cake of you ♪ >> reporter: keep an eye out for jfk to join bombshell story line. romances that blossom off the stage. burning question -- will one of them finally include karen and the steamy director fans love to hate. >> there are possibilities. but it wouldn't be "smash" if will weren't obstacles in the way. >> it would be quite a shock.

>> "smash," season two, premieres tonight at 9:00 right here on news4. they are going big tonight. >> don't miss that. ever hear somebody say if you make a face, lit stay that way? >> ahhhhhhh. >> some people say this exercise is the key to staying wrinkle-free. veronica, what about the weather? >> yea want to take chances on that. i know what my mother told me. as far as the weather goes, no problems tonight. take a look at friday. essentially late thursday, early friday, not just rain that moves in but snow, too, possibility. we will talk more about that.

a northeast d.c. father is concerned about his daughter's safety this afternoon. his 6-year-old girl, eriona birts, has been missing for six day now. he believes the mother took her. she came to d.c. with her boyfriend who is want order a felony probation violation. news4's jackie bensen will have the latest on the search for i eria in our next hour. >> there is a push to allow police to track cell phones without a certain much warrant. the american civil liberties union set to testify before a house committee today in

annapolis. the aclu says police should only be allowed to obtain cell phone tracking information after getting a search warrant based on probable cause. it says mobile phones register a person's location several times a minute and knowing that information could invade privacy. right now, a great opportunity for identity thieves. sitting right outside of your front door. tax forms and w 2s are appearing in mailboxes everywhere. options of ways we can protect ourselves. >> reporter: even in our high-tech world, letters are still delivered to our mailboxes every day. and that mail can be temptinging to identity thieves. >> sits there all day and it is easily accessible. it is still happening. >> reporter: right now our mail is full of personal information. >> things from our bank, things regarding investments, things from employment. >> reporter: shelley says it is easy to see that it is tax time. as every day mail is mixed with

for financial documents. something scam artists are looking for. >> in the wrong hands i'm sure they could use it against us. >> they are looking for any of your personally identifying information like your social security number, your income. >> reporter: eva says that thieves are looking for anything that can be used to apply for credit cards, for government aid, even used to create fraudulent tax returns to mail in and steal your refund. >> reporter: >> getting your tax documents to the government first because whoever files first, that's the return here's going to be processed. >> reporter: even though more and more of russ doing our finances on our computer, still by one account, a third of all identity theft comes out of a mailbox. >> i don't put outgoing mail in the box and i try to get the mail out of the box and n a timely manner. >> reporter: but eva says it takes more than that. a post office box is the best way to protect your mail your second option would be to get a lock on your mailbox where only have you the key so your

postmaster can put the mail in bunt only you can get it out. >> reporter: another option is to put a temporary hold on your mail and pick it up with an i.d. from the post office. either way, tax time is the time to be cautious with your personal information. and never, ever leave for mail out for your postal carrier. >> the little flag says come and get me, i'm here, please steal me. >> today we salute veronica. not because of the weather out there but because it is national weather person's day. who knew. >> i knew. a couple of folks out there knew, too. because they have been wishing all of us at storm center 4 greetings today and national weather persons day. it gets this label, if you will, because of john jefferies, his birthday was today. thanks to him and thanks to everybody who reached out to us on twitter. let's take look and see what's

going on around the area. we had baby weather systems come through. these occasional little baby systems bringing -- to the area. we have a big one copping up at the end of the week. not talking snow but it will be warm enough where we are talking rain. it could be a substantial amount of rain. 42 degrees now with a light northeaster wind will. 6 miles per hour. few breaks in that cloud cover right now. watch our future weather from 7:00 p.m. pushing to 10:00 p.m., areas out west, mountains, high spots will see snow showers. then as we get in a early tomorrow morning, just quiet conditions around our area, will be looking at sunshine throughout the area. a nice day in fact, next 24 hours, pretty quiet here. then thursday, start out with the sunshine. clearer skies. then we will see clouds on the increase. here we are at 3:00. we will be turning mostly cloudy during the afternoon on thursday. and put the temperatures on for you so you can see where we will be at mid might. this is right friday at mid might, 39 degrees here.

areas north and west, about 33 to 35 degrees. right on the line where areas north and west, early friday morning, for a brief time period, there could be some icy conditions, some slick conditions with a pew snow showers. then it is a whole lot of rain that continues to slide into our area. early friday morning, friday morning rush, could be very soggy. and by time we get to friday afternoon when the system pushes out of here could get one to two inches of rain. in a few locations, upwards two inches. better day, though, tomorrow. 42 to 46 degrees. here's a look at your four-day forecast. we are in the 40s now through the week and even the weekend. we will grow 44 saturday to 5 50 degrees on sunday. but again, it is this system on friday, 80% chance of rain. could be heavy. again, for a brief time period we could see a little bit of snow and maybe ice starting to mix in to the area. that's the way it is looking now, guys. back to you. >> thanks, veronica news 4 your health now. harvard study on sperm count could send some men from the

couch to the treadmill. researchers at harvard university's school of public health found the young machine watched 20 or more hours of the per week had a 44% lower count than men who watched the least amount of the. and men who did at least 14 hours of exercise a week had a 73% higher sperm count than the least physically active men. results are published in the british journal of sports medicine. for years we heard laughter is the best medicine. now we are being told funny faces are better than cosmetic surgery. new book out is touteding the beauty benefits of something called "face yoga." mike wilbur reports. >> everyone is gettingly lip injections. >> collagen, botox. >> say good-bye to painful need and also knives. looking years younger is as easy as this. may look strange but face yoga can have instant results. >> the exercises themselves help

stimulate the production of collagen. you are definitely going to get more tone, more firmness and more resilience. >> reporter: elise hagen is the author of "the yoga face" and taking us through moves she created like the lion face. constrict, tighten every muscle. not just your face, buttocks, knees, everything is tightening. and then you let it go. ahhhhhh. you feel great. it is like had you a mini face-lift. >> reporter: forget the fillers, it is good for palm plumping up your cheeks. >> breathing in through your knows and pushing the air from cheek to cheek. then you blow it out. >> reporter: no nose job needed here. do a classic yoga pose and inhale through one nostril and hold it and exhale out the other side. >> to depuff and dewrinkle, i want to look at horizon level

and open your eyes as wide as you possible xwli and expose the whites of them completely. >> reporter: the crow-crow fly gets rid of what else, crow's feet. >> like you are wing wink than upside down and then you are going to hold a finger there. >> reporter: don't overdo it. she recommends doing three moves in a row ten times each. mike wilbur, nbc news. >> i'm exhausted. >> i have ticks. >> so tired. >> that's crazy. we will try it when we are off camera. >> commercial time. terrible accident during the game of tug of war. how the childhood game ended with two teenagers losing their fingers. we are live tonight at the scene of a deadly pyre in the district. find out why this battle was so tough for firefighters in and why neighbors complained about this property in the past. we have team coverage of the ravens parade. rally in baltimore. a special one on one with the coach. the place to be for all of your news.

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thousands of dollars in expensive southwestern artwork. police are still trying to track those thieves down. a pep rally activity gave way to a horrific freak accident for two teens in southern california. their fingers were severed in a game of tug of war yesterday. ted chen has the latest their recovery. >> reporter: a spokesperson tells me both students out of surgery. they are stable and up and about but she would not tell me the outcome of those surgeries, whether or not the fingers were successfully reattached. now here at the high school, counselors have been made available for students who might have been traumatized by what happened. now this happened around noon yesterday. there's a poster out in front of school wishing the two students well. the both are 18-year-old seniors. she is standout defensive back for the football team. they were injured yesterday during a tug of war that was

part of the school's spirit week activities leading up to the homecoming game. the superintendent of the schools tells us somehow the rope broke and both i students each had several of their fingers severed. they were treated and rushed to the county medical center. i asked the superintendent if the tug of war activity could be eliminated as a result of what happened. he said it would likely be eliminated but it would still have to be evaluated. we are told that the parents of the two students are with them at the medical center and two students are likely to stay the night. there are reports the teens have had roped the rope around their fingers. there will not be a criminal investigation because the injuries were accidental. new developments about a little girl abduct prosecuted the district. >> that's right. that 6-year-old girl was taken by her mother. she may still be in a lot of danger tonight. >> that's because she may be with a man wanted by police. for the first time we are hearing from the father of little eriona.

he is making an appeal tonight, desperate plea for her return. >> daddy going to come get you. okay. i promise. >> a child brags toy gun to school. now that 10-year-old is facing charges and parents want to know why the child was still sent to school the next day. we begin with a massive fire. the flames swelling out of control so quickly, even firefighters had to back down. and when the fire and smoke cleared two bodies were discovered inside. this happened at an apartment in the 1700 block of r street in southeast d.c. pat collins live at the scene where there was a major fire battle. >> reporter: behind me, the fire scene that apartment house. the roof is caved in. the second floor is getting ready to fall. they have to shore it all up before they can go in and retrieve the bodies before they can begin